Modern History of Spain (20077)
Degree/study:Degree in Humanities
Year: 3rd
Term: 1st
Number of ECTS credits: 5 credits
Hours of studi dedication:-
Teaching language or languages: catalan
Teaching Staff: Joaquim Albareda
1. Presentation of the subject
From the universal monarchy to the crisis of Ancien Régime (16th-18th centuries)
Study and interpretation of the fundamental episodes, as well as the assumptions and consequences, of modern history of Spain.
2. Competences to be attained
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General competences |
Specific competences |
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1. Capacity to use bibliography and other types of data. 2. Oral and written communication skills. 3. Synthesis skills. 4. Analytical skills and skills in contextualising the historical moment. 5. Learning skills 6. Skills in integrating knowledge and methods to diverse disciplines.
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1. Basic knowledge on Spanish history throughout the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries in connection with the situation in the rest of the world. 2. Basic knowledge on the structuring of the Ancien Régime and the social and economic transformations that took place, taking into account territorial evolutions. 3. Basic knowledge on thought, politics, society and culture during this period. 4. Basic knowledge on transformations and processes during changes of period. 5. Basic knowledge, abilities and opinions related to this period. 6. Skills in studying thoroughly the language and reasoning used by the different political and cultural protagonists of the period. 7. Skills in setting texts, documents, data, images and graphics in their social and political contexts. |
3. Contents
Modern history of Spain (16th-18th centuries)
- Monarchy and empire (XVI)
•1.1 Castilian hegemony
•1.2. From the union of crowns to the empire of Asturias. Colonial and territorial expansion.
•1.3. Structure and government in the Hispanic monarchy.
•1.4. Culture during the Renaissance
- Crisis and decadency (XVII)
•2.1 The origins of Spanish economic backwardness
•2.2 Social conflicts.
•2.3 The Unión de Armas (union of arms). Wars in Spain. Charles II, last Habsburg.
•2.4 Ancient and modern Hispanic baroque.
- Growth and expansion. Reformation and Enlightenment (XVIII)
•3.1. Economic expansion and growth obstacles
•3.2 War of the Spanish Succession. The victory of the Bourbon dynasty. The absolutist reform. The birth of the nation-state.
•3.3. A society in transformation.
•3.4. Enlightenment and absolutist reform.
- Ancien Régime crisis. The impossible reform
*The full version with the sections 4. Assessment, 5. Bibliography and teaching resources, 6. Methodology and 7. Planning of activities is available in the original version.
4. Assessment
*The full version with the sections 4. Assessment, 5. Bibliography and teaching resources, 6. Methodology and 7. Planning of activities is available in the original version.
5. Bibliography and teaching resources
5.1. Basic bibliography
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5.2. Complementary bibliography
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5.3. Teaching resources
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6. Metodology
*7. Planning of activities
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